Window curtain and shade adjuster



'PATENTED JAN. 26, 1904.

H. P. ADAMS. WINDOW CURTAIN AND SHADE ADJUSTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26, 1903..

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holding spring-bars.

HENRY P. ADAMS,

Patented January 26, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

OF SALEM, OHIO.

WINDOW CURTAIN AND SHADE ADJUSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,332, dated January26, 1904.

Application filed October 26, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY P. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salem, in the county of Oolumbiana and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Window Curtain and ShadeAdjusters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specification, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, in Which Figure 1 shows the adjuster properlyarranged and a curtain-pole and shade-roller connected in properrelative position. Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the pole andshade-roller Fig. 3 is a side view of the pole and shade-roller holdingbar, being the one designed-to hold the spring end of the shade-roller.Fig. i is a transverse section through line X X, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is anedge View of one of the pole and shade-roller holding bars. Fig. 6 is aview showing the channel-strip and illustrating the pole and shaderollerholding bar properly connected. Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the barattached designed to hold the spring end of the shaderoller.

The present invention has relation to window curtain and shade adjustersespecially designed to lower the curtain and shade from the top of thewindow for the purpose of providing suitable ventilation at the time theupper window-sash is lowered.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the bars to which are to beattached the guide and holding bars 2 and 3. The guide and holding barsare secured to the bars 1 in any convenient and well-known manner,whichbars when properly attached to the bars 1 will constitute the guidewaysfor the shade-roller and pole holding bars 4 and 5. The bars 4 and 5 areeach provided at their top or upper ends with the loops 6, which loopsare formed so that they can be expanded, as illustrated in dotted lines,Figs. 6 and 7 for the purpose of Serial No. 178,465. (No model.)

fitting poles having different diameters. The

bar 4 is provided with a loop 6, which loop is especially designed tohold the journaled end of shade-roller 7, and the bar 5 is provided withthe open bond 8, which open bend is for the purpose of receiving andholding the ordinary bar 9, located at the spring end of theshade-roller 7, said open bend being so formed that the flat bar 9 willnot rotate during the time the shade-roller 7 rotates to wind or unwindthe shade.

The bars land 5 are each provided with the lateral bends 10 and 11, saidbends being in opposite directions from each other, and for the purposeof holding the bars 1 and 5 in proper frictional contact with theguide-bars 2 and 3 the bends 11 are formed so that they will pressagainst the sides of the flanges 3. For the purpose of properly holdingthe bottom or lower ends of the bars 4 and 5 in proper relation withreference to the guidebars 2 and 3 the lower ends of said bars areprovided with the bend 12. It will be understood that the various bends11 and 12 will come back of the front edges of the guidebars 2 and 3.

For the purpose of providing means for adjusting the bars i and 5 up anddown, together with the different parts carried thereby, the extremelower ends of the bars are provided with the knobs or handles 13, whichknobs or handles are extended outward, so as to bring them in properposition to easily operate or adjust the bars.

For the purpose of holding the bars 4: and 5 in any determined point theguide-flanges3 are provided with the notches 14, which notches receivethe lower end of the bars 4 and 5 at the point where they are bent toform the knobs or handles 13.

For the purpose of convenience, and also to prevent any accidentaldisplacement of the bars 4 and 5, they are formed of spring material andare so formed that the tendency of the'lower portion of said bars willbe to spring toward the guide-bars 3 and automatically engage thenotches 11 when the knobs or handles 13 come directly opposite anynotch.

It will be understood that the bars 1 are to be secured to the windowcasing, and of course the guide-bars 2 and 3 should be first attached tothe bars 1.

1n attaching the bars 1 they should be so arranged with reference toeach other that the notches 14L will be so arranged that all the notcheswill be directly opposite each other in each of the guide-bars, or, inother words, each pair of notches should be in the same horizontalplane, and of course the bars 4: and 5 should be of the same length andthe loops 6 6 and the open slot 8 all arranged so that when the bars 4and 5 are properly engaged with the proper notches the curtain-pole 15and the shade-roller 7 will be held in proper horizontal position.

When it is desired to lower the curtain-pole 15 and the shade-roller 7,the knob or handles 13 are detached fromthe notches 16L, at which timethe bars 4 and 5 are free to be moved up and down and can be adjusted atany desired point and held in any predetermined position by engaging theknobs with the proper notches 14.

It will be understood that the guide-bars 2 and 3 should be spaced fromeach other a sufficient distance to allow the loops 6 6 and the openslot 8, together with the knobs 13, to ext'end outward between theguide-bars 2 and 3.

l have illustrated the guide-bars 2 and 3 formed separate from the bars1; but I do not desire to be limited to this construction, inas' much asit will be seen that the bars 1 and the guide-bars 2 and 3 may be formedintegral, if desired, as the only object to be accomplished is toprovide suitable guide-bars and to provide means for adjustablyattaching the curtain-pole and shade-roller carrying bars to saidguide-bars.

The guide-bars 2 and 3 when placed in the position illustrated in thedrawings constitute a channel for the movement of the adjustable bars,and of course should be parallel with each other, so that as the poleand roller carrying bars are moved up and down there will be nodisplacement of the parts carried by said bars.

By providing the lateral bends in the upper portions of the bars 2 and 3a double purpose is servedfirst, to prevent the bars from becomingdetached and to prevent any lateral tilting of said bars. This is animportant feature, inasmuch as any lateral tilting of the bars will havea tendency to disconnect the shade-roller 7 from its end supports.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a window curtain and shade adjuster,

vertical channel-bars provided with notches,

curtain-pole and shade-roller carrying bars adjustably connected to thechannel-bars, said carrying-bars provided with knobs or handles adaptedto engage the notches inthe channel: bars, and the adjustable barsprovided with curtain-pole loops and shade-roller support loops, and theadjustable bars provided with lateral bends, substantiallly as and forthe purpose specified. I

2. Vertical guide-bars having adjustably attached thereto pole andshade-roller carrying bars, said carrying-bars provided with springloopsat their upper ends, one of said bars provided with a journal-loop,andanother with a spring bar open loop and lateral bends formed in saidbars and the bars provided with operating-knobs, and means for holdingthe bars at predetermined points of adjustment, substantially as and forthe purpose specified. In testimony that I claim the above 1 havehereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY P. ADAMS. itnesses:

M. O. YOUNG, J. D, FOUNTAIN.

